Standards & Initiatives Analyst in Remote at National Association of Convenience Stores
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Job Description
Conexxus, the convenience and retail fuel industry’s non-profit, member-operated technical standards and advocacy organization, seeks a highly motivated Standards & Initiatives Analyst. Working on a virtually based small team and reporting to the Director of Standards, the successful candidate will engage in all facets of standards and trade association activities.
Expected travel: 10% overnight
Office: Remote
Conexxus offers the right candidate a competitive salary and benefits package, including health care and 401K. Please refer to the following for specific accountabilities, skills and desired personal assets for this position.
Accountabilities:
- Assist volunteer committees as needed
- Scheduling meetings
- Taking meeting minutes
- Posting content in online workspaces
- Creating electronic surveys
- Developing technical documentation
- Assist with basic website maintenance/user accounts
- Develop and maintain Python scripts, automations, dashboards, and data-processing tools to support organizational operations and standards development activities
- Work with technical staff to evaluate, implement, and support emerging AI technologies and workflows
- Assist in the development, testing, and maintenance of AI-enabled tools, including large language model (LLM) integrations, Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementations, workflow automations, and related technologies
- Research, evaluate, and document new technologies, standards, and industry trends relevant to convenience retail and retail technology
- Any other activities required by manager and/or organization
People Skills:
- We are a non-profit, member operated organization that highly values customer service, collaboration, professionalism, and responsiveness
Technical Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline required
- Foundational understanding of software development principles, data structures, APIs, databases, and system integrations
- Ability to read, understand, and document technical specifications and business requirements
- Python programming
- Ability to develop, troubleshoot, and maintain scripts and small applications
- Dashboards creation and maintenance and data visualization tools
- AI and automation technologies
- Interest in and aptitude for learning emerging AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), AI agents, prompt engineering, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and workflow automation platforms
- Experience with Git, source control, or collaborative software development tools a plus
Writing/Communication Skills
- Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Word
- Technical writing/documentation experience a plus
- Knowledge of other Microsoft Office products a plus
- Survey Monkey knowledge a plus
Preferential experience:
- Convenience retail
- Retail systems sales, design, support
- Customer support/sales
Personal Assets:
- Self-motivated and directed
- Desire to learn and grow
- Organized – detail oriented
- People-oriented, able to speak and convey complex information to groups of people
- Leadership – ability to lead workgroups and committees
About Conexxus:
Conexxus is a non-profit, member-driven technology organization dedicated to the development and implementation of standards, technologies innovation and advocacy for the convenience store and petroleum market. Conexxus membership collaborates on key present and future industry challenges and innovations. Our work efforts improve profitability by reducing the cost of IT ownership and improving the competitiveness of our members.